Commodities

Structured trade and commodity finance

“The (team) has a strong structured finance practice, with particular experience in emerging markets” Chambers & Partners 2011

“They understand us from the commercial aspect, as well as the legal side” Chambers & Partners 2011

“A team of well-informed, very organised and excellent technicians” Legal 500 2010

Recent years have seen a growing focus on ownership-based structured trade and commodity finance transactions. Based in offices across Europe, Canada, Africa, Latin America, Kazakhstan, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, Norton Rose Group has a pre-eminent reputation in this sphere, with a particularly strong name for emerging markets work. You can rely on our thorough understanding of the issues involved, including recharacterisation and insolvency related analysis. Complementary strengths in mining, shipping and transportation and project finance enable us to offer you a uniquely complete service.

Financial institutions, commodity producers, traders and blue-chip corporates value the expertise of our trade, commodities and export finance specialists in a variety of structured commodity products. Our track record includes pre-export, pre-payment, pre-production, post-import, tolling and processing, barter and counter-trade, stock and inventory financing, borrowing base financings and reserve based lending. We can also guide you through receivables purchase and factoring transactions, as well as hedges, credit derivatives and synthetic securitisations.

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